International Day of the Midwife

International Day of the Midwife

Today is International Day of the Midwife (IDM) under the theme of “Follow the Data: Invest in Midwives.” With this day and subject International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) leads ongoing and growing efforts to centre midwives as fundamental to improving quality...
Disinfection of noncritical environmental surfaces

Disinfection of noncritical environmental surfaces

Noncritical environmental surfaces and noncritical medical equipment surfaces may become contaminate with infectious agents and may contribute to cross-transmission by acquisition of transient hand carriage by health care personnel. Disinfection of noncritical...
World Health Worker Week 2021

World Health Worker Week 2021

World Health Worker Week supports, appreciates and raises awareness of the important role of health workers everywhere. In 2021, the week calls for the policymakers to listen to health workers and act for them. 2021 has been designated as the International Year of...
International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

“Many women around the world who are directly involved in pandemic response. Whether as front-line health workers, nursing home care givers or community activists, women are logging long hours managing the fallout of COVID-19, while juggling their own childcare...
SYNLAB gifts tablets and SleepAngel mattresses

SYNLAB gifts tablets and SleepAngel mattresses

Estonia’s largest medical laboratory SYNLAB is to gift tablets to nursing homes, helping their inhabitants communicate with their relatives. In addition, SYNLAB will provide nursing homes with comfortable special mattresses by SleepAngel. Having worked on the...